Guardians Rally Past Rays 7-3 in ALCS Cleveland Guardians defeated Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series. Nathaniel Lowe hit a two-run single in the eighth inning to snap a tie and give Cleveland a 4-2 lead. St. Petersburg, Fla. - Nathaniel Lowe snapped an eighth-inning tie with a two-run single, and the Cleveland Guardians rallied past the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series on Monday night. Lowe's hit came after Chase DeLauter and Patrick Bailey homered off Drew Rasmussen, who took a 2-0 lead into the sixth before DeLauter led off with an opposite-field homer to left-center. Bailey started the seventh with a towering shot to center that went a projected 436 feet, ending Rasmussen's night. José Ramírez opened the eighth with an infield single off Tyler Wells, and DeLauter ripped a double to right.Lowe Drives In Runs To Give Guardians LeadAfter Wells retired Jo Adell on a grounder to second, Ian Seymour entered. Lowe lined an 0-2 pitch up the middle to drive in two, giving Cleveland a 4-2 lead. Ramírez, whose two-run homer lifted Cleveland to a 2-0 win in Game 5 vs. Chicago, provided an insurance run with an RBI single in the ninth off Cole Sulser. The Cleveland Guardians got 14 hits in the series opener, including three apiece from Ramírez and DeLauter.Nick Fortes threw out Ramírez trying to steal second in the first. Junior Caminero made an excellent play to retire Adell on a hard bouncer to third. Game 2 is Tuesday night at Tropicana Field with Parker Messick starting for Cleveland, and right-hander Freddy Peralta taking the mound for the Rays.Five relievers combined for five innings of one-run, two-hit ball for the Guardians, who became only the 11th team to overcome an 0-2 deficit in a best-of-five playoff series with a victory over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night. The Rays, who were fired up when the 98-win team jumped ahead 2-0 in the first, Rasmussen battled to keep it there until the sixth. Coming off that dominant performance against the Yankees, Rasmussen went six-plus tough innings.Rasmussen Allows Eight Hits In Tough OutingThe two-time All-Star right-hander, who was four outs from a no-hitter in a 1-0 victory against New York, allowed a hit to the second batter he faced and eight total, striking out seven. The Rays allowed just 12 hits in three games against the Yankees but the Guardians got 14 in the series opener, including three apiece from Ramírez and DeLauter.